He was born Jan. 7, 1929, in Sydney, Australia, the son of the late John and Jean Rose Sargent Izatt.

He was married to Elizabeth "Lou" Lahey Izatt, who passed away in November 1993.

He was a professional figure skater who traveled the world. He was a former member of the Ice Capades and a member of the Australian Federation of Figure Skating. He managed Rockefeller Center in New York and the Penn Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the owner and operator of his own business for more than 30 years, which allowed him to travel extensively.

Ian was a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church in Port Jervis, where he was active in the church rummage sale.

He is survived by his daughter Suzanne Izatt of Pennsville, N.J.; his very close cousins Betty and Bob Williams of Sydney, Australia; and many close friends.

Burial of ashes was held Oct. 9 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 8 N. Broome St., Port Jervis.

Funeral arrangements were by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Port Jervis.

Dorothy Grathwohl

PORT JERVIS — Dorothy Grathwohl of Port Jervis, a lifetime resident of the area, died Oct. 2, 2013, at home with her family by her side. She was 88.

She was born Sept. 11, 1925, in Port Jervis, the daughter of the late Julius and Ellen Cowell Ulbrich.

She married Paul Herman Grathwohl Nov. 29, 1947, in Port Jervis, and they were married 56 years until his death Nov. 12, 2004.

Dorothy worked as a sewing machine operator for Alvina Fashions in Port Jervis.

A family statement read: "Family was Mom's main priority. She loved cooking and baking her favorite recipes. Enjoyment for her and her husband Paul was touring the United States. Their favorite places were traveling to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, Virginia and Florida. For her 80th birthday present, she adopted her beloved cat, 'Kitty.'"

She is survived by her daughter, Paula Meloi of Montague, N.J.; brother Frank Oppelt and his wife, May, of Port Jervis; sister Jean Swingle of Port Jervis; two grandsons, Alex Meloi and his partner, Diane Mentken, of Matamoras, Pa., and Andrew Meloi and his wife, Courtney, of Milford, Pa.; great-grandson Logan Meloi; brother-in-law Earl Grathwohl and his wife, Jean, of Montague, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews, including her nieces Susan Lyon and Gayle Andriac.

He was born March 16, 1922, in Port Jervis, to Austin and Florence (Ganz) Aber.

Lt. Col. Aber was a retired USAF Command Pilot, and recipient of the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, as well as the Air Force Commendation Ribbon.

He served in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations during World War II.

Reentering active duty in 1950, he flew 60 night attack missions over Korea in B-26 fighter-bombers, and served an overseas tour during the Vietnam conflict.

He retired from active duty in 1969.

He is survived by his brother Robert Aber and Robert's wife Gertrude of Sparrowbush; his sister Joan Ast and her husband Frank of Matamoras, Pa.; son Kenneth R. Aber and his wife Vivian of Westminster, Colo.; grandsons Kenneth M. Aber of Oakland, Calif., and Ian Aber of Houston, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services and interment with military honors will be at 1:15 p.m. today at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.